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New US Trailer for Miguel Gomes' Film 'Grand Tour' from Cannes 2024

"I'll hunt him down, whatever it takes." This one is for cinephiles only. Mubi has unveiled the official US trailer for a strange film titled Grand Tour, a unique creation from Portuguese director Miguel Gomes, best known for his films Tabu(2012), The Tsugua Diaries (2021), and his Arabian Nightstrilogy (2015). The film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival last year and it won the Best Director award as part of the competition, with stops at many other festivals after. Described as a "breathtaking odyssey of romance, escape, and pursuit." In 1917 Burma, a British civil servant abandons his fiancée — only to find her then relentlessly chasing him across Asia. A playful yet melancholic reimagining of the "pursuit film," blending luminous 16mm B&w cinematography with archival footage. This stars Gonçalo Waddington& Crista Alfaiate. It is a tragicomedy though also "melancholic and courageous." This is definitely not for everyone - an experimental, abstract...

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Grand Tour Trailer: Miguel Gomes’ Mesmerizing Odyssey Arrives This March

Miguel Gomes, the Portuguese filmmaker behind The Tsugua Diaries, Arabian Nights, and Tabu, made his long-awaited return at last year’s Cannes Film Festival with the mesmerizing odyssey Grand Tour. After picking up Best Director at the festival, Mubihas now set a U.S. release beginning March 28 followed by a streaming release on their platform beginning April 18. Ahead of the roll-out, the new trailer and poster have arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: “Grand Tour by Cannes Best Director winner Miguel Gomes is a breathtaking odyssey of romance, escape, and pursuit. In 1917 Burma, a British civil servant abandons his fiancée—only to find her relentlessly chasing him across Asia. A playful yet melancholic reimagining of the pursuit film, blending luminous 16m

Streaming Guide: Deepika Padukone films

Om Shanti Om

Streaming on: Netflix, Voot, YouTube, MX Player
Director: Farah Khan

Deepika Padukone made her Hindi film debut with Om Shanti Om (2007).

A quintessential Bollywood drama, Om Shanti Om marked Deepika Padukone’s Bollywood debut. The film paid homage to many classics of Hindi cinema, and director Farah Khan managed to recreate the old-world charm. Shah Rukh Khan once again managed to win hearts as he opened his arms in his inimitable style. Several dialogues from the film like “Ek chutki sindoor ki keemat..” are still quotable.

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Bachna Ae Haseeno

Streaming on: YouTube, SonyLIV
Director: Siddharth Anand

Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor in Bachna Ae Haseeno.

A young boy Raj (Ranbir Kapoor) is commitment phobic until he finds his true love in Gayatri (Deepika Padukone). Gayatri changes his perspective about love, and he apologises to two girls, Radhika (Bipasha Basu) and Mahi (Minissha Lamba), whom he had left heartbroken. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the film is a typical candy-floss drama that boasts of beautiful people, exotic locales and dreamy song sequences.

Love Aaj Kal

Streaming on: Netflix
Director: Imtiaz Ali

Imtiaz Ali presented the love story of two generations in his 2009 film Love Aaj Kal. It starred Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor, who played lovers who won’t ‘die for each other’, but would rather prefer being friends even if their love story doesn’t work out well. If you are in a mood to catch up on romantic fiction, Love Aaj Kal can be a good option.

Karthik Calling Karthik

Streaming on: Netflix
Director: Vijay Lalwani

Deepika Padukone and Farhan Akhtar in a still from Karthik Calling Karthik.

Karthik (Farhan Akhtar) is an innocent man who has failed in love and is bullied at his office. But one day, he gets a mischievous phone call from himself and his life changes. He turn

List of British films of 2012

The British film industry produced over five hundred feature films in 2012. This article fully lists all non-pornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by the United Kingdom. It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2012.
Also included is an overview of the major events in British film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as lists of those films that have been particularly well received, both critically and financially. The year was particularly notable for a number of British co-produced films from countries with less established film industries, such as Captive (with the Philippines), Mekong Hotel (with Thailand), Comrade Kim Goes Flying (with North Korea) and The Patience Stone (with Afghanistan).

Major releases

January – March

April – June

July – September

October – December

Minor releases

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  • But Always

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    But Always

    It all starts in Beijing in the 1970s: The little boy and the little girl are best friends. New York City in the ’90s: The boy and girl are lovers, meeting in picturesque spots like Bethesda Fountain, but they both belong to others. Nicholas Tse and Gao Yuanyuan star in this Mandarin-language romantic drama written and directed by Snow Zou.

  • Kelly & Cal

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    Kelly & Cal

    Patti Smith notwithstanding, it’s not easy for a punk rocker to transform herself into a suburban wife and mom, as Kelly (Juliette Lewis) learns. Kelly has a 6-week-old baby, a husband (Josh Hopkins) who works late all the time and a growing nostalgia for her reckless youth. Maybe the solution is her cute teenage neighbor (Jonny Weston), who’s feeling pretty frustrated himself, having recently lost the use of his legs after a spinal injury. Jen McGowan directed this comic drama and won the Gamechanger award, for emerging female directors, at South by Southwest. With Cybill Shepherd and Margaret Colin.

  • God Help the Girl

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    God Help the Girl

    Mods, rockers and emos in the West End of Glasgow. This combination coming-of-age story and musical is from Stuart Murdoch, of the Scottish indie-pop group Belle & Sebastian. Emily Browning, Olly Alexander and Hannah Murray play three very different teenagers who form a band.

  • Innocence

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    Innocence

    After her mother dies in a surfing accident, a teenage girl moves into Manhattan with her father, a novelist, to get a fresh start. But there’s something seriously creepy about her new private school. The teachers look eerily young, there are a lot of student suicides, and what’s all this talk about virgin blood? A young-adult horror fantasy directed by Hilary Brougher. Sophie Curtis, Linus Roache, Graham Phillips and Kelly Reilly star.

  • The Congress

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    The Congress

    Robin Wright plays an actress with tired eyes named Robin Wright whose career has be